A Core Ship From The Start
Chapter 517 - Chapter 517 Chapter 384 Core Conflict_3

Chapter 517: Chapter 384: Core Conflict_3 Chapter 517: Chapter 384: Core Conflict_3 “If you refuse to pay taxes, we might have a better life!”

Of course, there are also those who kill vagrants for fun, or push them off the train tracks, generally for similar reasons, thinking these vagrants waste their tax money and are better off dead.

Such events can happen even in modern rule of law societies, so it’s not surprising in a place like Seth.

Of course, this also has to do with the system in Seth. Second-class citizens have no rights, but they also have no obligations. That leads to them not having to work, leading to the question… what’s the point of their existence… only heaven knows.

Is it just to bear and raise more magicians?

Are second-class citizens pitiful? Yes, they are. They eat poorly, dress shabbily, live in subpar conditions, and are divided by class.

But…what’s the point of their existence?

They can’t fight as soldiers, can’t work, they can’t even do manual labor.

So what is the meaning of their existence?

In ancient times, even a tyrant knew better than to arbitrarily massacre his subjects, not because they were wise, but because even the stupidest tyrant knew that he needed people to till the land and pay tax. If he killed everyone, would he till the land himself?

But Seth is obviously different. This twisted and distorted system is another reason why first-class citizens don’t regard second-class citizens as human, because… from a national perspective, apart from giving birth, second-class citizens are virtually useless!

They don’t work, they don’t farm, it doesn’t matter if they die. What does it matter if a few hundred thousand die? It doesn’t affect Seth financially at all!

This is why the Seth authorities came up with such ludicrous proposals, in their view, it’s not ludicrous at all. Even if all the second-class citizens died, the functioning of the country would not be affected in the slightest. So, whether these second-class citizens are alive or dead, what difference does it make?

It’d be more peaceful if they were dead!

“In my view, this is the root cause of class conflict in the Kingdom of Seth, not the simple conflict between magicians and non-magicians that it appears to be.”

Duanmu Huai concluded with a clap of his hands.

“The first-class citizens work hard and pay taxes, but they have to support those who don’t work. They obviously don’t like this. For second-class citizens, they have nothing in life other than living, and hence can only vent their resentments at the first-class citizens, who certainly don’t want to accept these absurd accusations from them. So there is almost no room for reconciliation between the two.”

One feels that they work hard to support you and yet you turn against them. What’s the difference between that and an ungrateful wretch?

One feels that their life is without direction or motivation, and yet they are bullied every day, which is unacceptable.

“So…in the end, who’s to blame?”

At this point, Wu Luze was dumbfounded. Her original goal was very innocent. She believed second-class citizens were being oppressed unfairly, and that magicians violating the rights of ordinary people was wrong, hence she wanted to resist. However, she never expected such problems to ensue.

“It’s a systemic problem.”

Duanmu Huai directly gave the final answer.

“If it were any other country, this bullshit wouldn’t happen. Whether in the Free City or Lisas, even if not a magician, everyone can find their own jobs and ways of living. This is not only their way of living, but also forms a balance of power. Because these people permeate every corner of the country, the operation of the country must rely on them. Therefore, even if these people are not magicians and do not possess great military power, the country must find ways to appease them and grant them some benefits to avoid losing control of the state. If you don’t believe me, ask Kaname and Zhi Jingxiang. If the Lisas and Free City Alliance suddenly want to kill all non-magicians, apart from anything else, would their country be able to continue functioning?”

After hearing this, both shook their heads in agreement. It’s impossible! Even if such a move didn’t incite a rebellion, if all the non-magicians were killed, the country would undoubtedly come to a standstill.

“So, why did only Seth develop this kind of system?”

Wu Luze still didn’t understand and Duanmu Huai could only shrug his shoulders.

“I’m not sure about that. The simple diagnosis is… as a Magic Kingdom, Seth wants to ensure magicians are naturally superior, hence they adopted this foolish strategy. As I mentioned earlier, once commoners who can’t use magic permeate every corner of the country, the country, in order to ensure stable operation, would naturally need to appease the commoners somewhat. But Seth does not need to do this. The apparent benefit of this is that they do not need to take into account the thoughts of second-class citizens, who have no influence over the country. Of course, when the number of second-class citizens is not large, the problems are not so severe. However, once the numbers increase, problems naturally arise…”

After all, even if you’re raising pigs, you will eventually slaughter them for meat. These second-class citizens are even worse than pigs…

Think about how angry a farmer would be if he was raising a farmload of pigs that he couldn’t sell!

“Bang!”

However, before Duanmu Huai could finish his words, a loud bang rang out. Everyone puzzledly followed the sound and saw a black-haired girl standing up behind them. Her face was red, and she was trembling with rage, even knocking over a chair!

“Sho? What’s wrong with you?”

Seeing her assistant from the Resistance Organization in such a state, Wu Luze was quite taken aback. On hearing Wu Luze’s question, Sho seemed to recover somewhat, but she still bowed to Wu Luze.

“I’m sorry, I just realized something very important. Excuse me for my rudeness!”

As she finished speaking, Sho turned around and left in a hurry.

What happened to her?

Watching Sho leave, everyone was puzzled and didn’t know what had happened.

At that moment, Sho’s face was flushed and her heart was racing.

As a spy sent by the king to infiltrate the Resistance Organization, Sho knew very well that the king has always been troubled by the problems between the first and second-class citizens, but couldn’t come up with a solution. Today, after hearing Duanmu Huai’s explanation, she was suddenly enlightened.

So that’s it! So the problems of the Kingdom of Seth stem from here!!!

She needs to report this to the king immediately!!!